Congress moves to strip Muslim nonprofit of tax status by name.
S. 3479 — No Tax Exemptions For Terror Act · Filed by Rick Scott (R-FL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Dec 15, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill strips the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of its federal tax-exempt status by amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude it from 501(c)(3) nonprofit classification. CAIR would become subject to federal income taxation, and donors would lose the ability to claim charitable deductions for contributions to the organization.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is a named-entity tax penalty — it singles out one organization for revocation of a federal benefit available to all other qualifying nonprofits. This is not a policy change to tax law; it is a legislative act of discrimination against a specific group.
What the text implies
- Sets precedent for Congress to revoke tax exemptions by name, converting the tax code from a neutral rule-based system into a tool for partisan punishment of disfavored organizations.
- Donors to CAIR lose charitable deductions retroactively for years ending after enactment, creating a retroactive tax liability for past charitable giving.
- Establishes that Congress can bypass the IRS's administrative review process (which normally determines 501(c)(3) eligibility) and impose tax status by legislative fiat.
- May expose CAIR to state and local tax obligations previously waived for nonprofits, multiplying the financial burden beyond federal income tax alone.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
This bill targets a specific organization for discriminatory tax treatment based on its identity and viewpoint, setting a precedent that Congress can strip tax exemptions from disfavored groups without due process or neutral criteria. Citizens lose the principle that tax law applies equally; the mechanism invites partisan weaponization of the tax code against any organization Congress dislikes.
Named in the bill
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Dec 15, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Dec 15, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (418 characters) on Jul 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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